1. House of Quark -- This episode I think is a contender for one of the most solidly entertaining Star Trek episodes ever. Klingons + Ferengi make a great combo; Gowron is great in this episode. Quark gets to shine in this episode -- it shows off both his rakeish and noble sides -- and I like the feelings in how his relationship with Grilka starts off so antagonistic but ends with eyefucking in something more tender.
2. The Magnificent Ferengi -- Quark doesn't have the biggest role here, but I love getting to see all the Ferengi characters in one place, and seeing them bounce off each other and try to pull off an operation together. The "getting the team together" sequence is so fun, and Ferengi + Vorta is also a great combo, apparently! It's also fun seeing Quark get to be the leader of the Ferengi team. Just a pitch perfect episode.
3. Business as Usual -- I think this one is probably my favorite of the many, slightly darker, "Quark suffers in trying to be a Good Ferengi" flavor of Quark episodes. Gaila and the guest star villain are great -- I just love the cynical speech Gaila gives to Quark when he's experiencing doubts. I also like the dynamic of Quark kind of (for once) openly doing business that the DS9 administration disapproves of but they can't really do anything about it (as part of that, Odo harumphing disapprovingly at Quark in the background during this episode is also a great dynamic). Also, I just love the outfits Quark wears in this one! He gets to wear such a good set of them.
I'm a bit sad Little Green Men and Bar Association didn't make the list here... u_u What about you -- which ones would you pick? :D
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1. House of Quark -- This episode I think is a contender for one of the most solidly entertaining Star Trek episodes ever. Klingons + Ferengi make a great combo; Gowron is great in this episode. Quark gets to shine in this episode -- it shows off both his rakeish and noble sides -- and I like the feelings in how his relationship with Grilka starts off so antagonistic but ends
with eyefuckingin something more tender.2. The Magnificent Ferengi -- Quark doesn't have the biggest role here, but I love getting to see all the Ferengi characters in one place, and seeing them bounce off each other and try to pull off an operation together. The "getting the team together" sequence is so fun, and Ferengi + Vorta is also a great combo, apparently! It's also fun seeing Quark get to be the leader of the Ferengi team. Just a pitch perfect episode.
3. Business as Usual -- I think this one is probably my favorite of the many, slightly darker, "Quark suffers in trying to be a Good Ferengi" flavor of Quark episodes. Gaila and the guest star villain are great -- I just love the cynical speech Gaila gives to Quark when he's experiencing doubts. I also like the dynamic of Quark kind of (for once) openly doing business that the DS9 administration disapproves of but they can't really do anything about it (as part of that, Odo harumphing disapprovingly at Quark in the background during this episode is also a great dynamic). Also, I just love the outfits Quark wears in this one! He gets to wear such a good set of them.
I'm a bit sad Little Green Men and Bar Association didn't make the list here... u_u What about you -- which ones would you pick? :D